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Population (year 2000): 1,486. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,442 (-3.0% change)
Males: 659 (44.3%), Females: 827 (55.7%)
Macon County
Zip code:
63549
Median resident age: 40.5 years
Median household income: $29,583 (year 2000)
Median house value: $51,500 (year 2000)
Races in La Plata:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.4%)
- Hispanic (1.7%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (15.2%), United States
(14.1%), English (10.7%), Irish (10.2%), French (2.6%), Italian
(1.7%).
Elevation: 941 feet
Land area: 1.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in La Plata
- High school or higher: 75.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.5%
- Unemployed: 3.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in La Plata city
- Never married: 18.9%
- Now married: 52.8%
- Separated: 0.9%
- Widowed: 17.6%
- Divorced: 9.8%
0.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +12 (+0.8%).
Hospitals/medical centers near La Plata:
- NORTHEAST REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEMS (about 13 miles;
KIRKSVILLE, MO)
- MACON CO SAMARITAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20
miles; MACON, MO)
- SCOTLAND COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 38 miles;
MEMPHIS, MO)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to La
Plata:
- KIRKSVILLE REGIONAL (about 5 miles; KIRKSVILLE, MO;
ID: IRK)
- OTTUMWA INDUSTRIAL (about 75 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; ID:
OTM)
- COLUMBIA REGIONAL (about 86 miles; COLUMBIA, MO; ID:
COU)
Other public-use airports nearest to La Plata:
- MACON-FOWER MEML (about 22 miles; MACON, MO; ID:
K89)
- SHELBY COUNTY (about 34 miles; SHELBYVILLE, MO; ID:
6K2)
- MEMPHIS MEMORIAL (about 34 miles; MEMPHIS, MO; ID:
03D)
Amtrak station:
LA PLATA (HWY. 63 AT BNSF RAILROAD). Services: partially
wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public
restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free
long-term parking.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
La Plata:
- TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; KIRKSVILLE,
MO; Full-time enrollment: 5,922)
- INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 69 miles;
OTTUMWA, IA; FT enrollment: 2,744)
- UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA (about 82 miles;
COLUMBIA, MO; FT enrollment: 21,444)
- COLUMBIA COLLEGE (about 82 miles; COLUMBIA, MO; FT
enrollment: 5,892)
- LINCOLN UNIVERSITY (about 104 miles; JEFFERSON CITY,
MO; FT enrollment: 2,580)
- GRACELAND UNIVERSITY-LAMONI (about 110 miles; LAMONI,
IA; FT enrollment: 2,026)
- CENTRAL MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 122 miles;
Warrensburg, MO; FT enrollment: 8,957)
Public high school in La Plata:
- LA PLATA HIGH (Students: 210; Location: 201 W
MOORE; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in La Plata:
- LA PLATA ELEM. (Students: 197; Location: 201
W MOORE; Grades: KG - 06)
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